Spencer Cortwright, Biology Professor at Indiana University Northwest, along with staff from Shirley Heinze Land Trust will lead a Frog Monitoring Workshop on Wednesday, February 19 from 7:00pm-8:00pm at the Meadowbrook Conservation Center and...
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Shirley Heinze Land Trust Hosts Volunteer Workday at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve
On Saturday, February 8, 2014, the Shirley Heinze Land Trust will host a volunteer workday at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve in Valparaiso from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Warm up on this cold winter day by feeding a bonfire with already cut woody invasive...
Volunteer Workday for Shirley Heinze Land Trust – Bur Oak Woods Nature Preserve
On Saturday, October 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Shirley Heinze Land Trust will be holding a volunteer workday at Bur oak Woods in Hobart. On this workday we will be making a firebreak that will be used for a prescribed burn this fall or spring....
Shirley Heinze Land Trust to Host a Bus Tour of Preserves
On Saturday, August 24th, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. the Shirley Heinze Land Trust (SHLT) will be taking participants on a guided tour of its nature preserves from the luxury of a 56 passenger charter bus. SHLT owns and manages over 1,200 acres...
Free Community Hike at Meadowbrook Conservation Center and Preserve
Join your community out at Meadowbrook Conservation Center and Preserve on July 20, from 10 am to noon, to enjoy a free hike and free refreshments, compliments of Shirley Heinze Land Trust, a local 501(c)(3) Nonprofit organization. Directions to...
Shirley Heinze Land Trust 10th Annual Summer Benefit
On Saturday, June 8th, Shirley Heinze Land Trust welcomed 330 friends and supporters at Sand Creek Country Club for their 10th Annual Summer benefit. This year’s benefit celebrated four of Indiana’s Natural Gems: Ambler Flatwoods, Ivanhoe South,...
“Bringing Nature Home” Awards
The Friends of Shirley Heinze Land Trust announce that applications are being accepted for their third annual “Bringing Nature Home” Awards given to landscapes which use native plants. In the last two years, about twenty individuals, schools,...
Discover Natural Gems in our Community’s Backyard Shirley Heinze Land Trust
This year, the Heinze Trust’s friends and supporters will gather to celebrate four spectacular nature preserves, each a biological treasure with significant recreational opportunities. The Spring Benefit will take place at Sand Creek Country Club...
Save the Date for the Shirley Heinze Land Trust Spring Benefit!
On June 8, 2013, the Heinze Trust’s friends and supporters will gather to celebrate four spectacular nature preserves, each a biological treasure with significant recreational opportunities. The cost per individual ticket is $125, of which $65 is...
Friends of Shirley Heinze Land Trust Gave Presentation in Cuba
Peg Mohar, co-chair of Friends of Shirley Heinze Land Trust, presented a program to the Cuba Botanic Society in Havana, Cuba on January 19. The Pacific Horticultural Society sponsored a "people-to-people" trip to Cuba on January 18-27 with a botanic...